MAC for Miss Piggy Eyeshadow Swatches, Photos, Reviews

MAC for Miss Piggy is a small, online-only collection that will launch November 14th, 2011 both for North America as well as select international locations at maccosmetics.com. There is really only one new product, as the two other pieces from the launch include Rapidblack Penultimate Eyeliner (permanent) and #36 Lashes (permanent).

That new shade is Miss Piggy Pink, which MAC describes as a “mid-tone blue pink” with a frost finish. It’s a cool-toned, blue-based pink that has a little lilac in it; it does pull just a little purple in some lighting. The finish looks more like a satin than frost, because it’s a very subtle sheen rather than an overt frosted finish. Of course, the real issue is the dry, stiff texture that delivers sheer, uneven color that’s as difficult to work with as it is to swatch. It took about eight applications to achieve the color shown in the look pictured below; I don’t mean patting the brush once on the top of the shadow and flicking it against the lid–I mean swirling and jabbing the brush against the eyeshadow to loosen the powder and then patting, not sweeping, onto the lid to pack on the color. Possibly even taking a palette knife and scraping off a layer to pack onto the lid. I can get it to work, but boy, the amount of effort and unnecessary time spent on it, is disappointing when you’re shelling out $15 for it.

In all honesty, this collection looks like something that happened at the last minute. I envision a scenario where MAC HQ gets a call from the Muppets HQ about, “Hey, we’d love to collaborate, can you turn this around in a few weeks?” We’ve seen MAC collaborate many, many times with iconic figures and celebrities, from Barbie to Wonder Woman to Disney’s Villains, and I felt like you could see the thought process, the theme, how things were intertwined. There’s no special packaging, no real MAC spin or take on Miss Piggy and everything she embodies. Pink for Miss Piggy seems expected, and if that is the only product you’re going to put out, it seems like a missed opportunity to do something really special. Or at least knock-your-socks-off quality? I didn’t grow up with The Muppets, and without something more to pull me in, this is a total pass.

In the look above, I used Miss Piggy Pink eyeshadow on the lid with theBalm All About Annie eyeshadow in the crease and Burberry Trench eyeshadow to highlight above the crease and on the brow bone, which were all applied over NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer. I used Hourglass Film Noir mascara on lashes and Bobbi Brown Dual-Ended Eyeliner in Black/Silver (black side only) on the lower lash line/water line. I packed and packed and packed (x8) the pink eyeshadow to get this vibrancy.

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Wow, total shame that they did this on Miss Piggy, c’mon, Piggy is the Queen of Glamour!! they could’ve done something amazing!!!! and man, if they were going to do something obvious, they should’ve released a purple eyeshadow!! Purple is here color!! and some really amazing over the top eyelashes. At least!! Piggy deserved more than that (and I DID grow up with the Muppets!!

I agree!! They could have gone an entire collection full of awesome miss piggy glamorous-ness, as she is supreme! this is quite sad. Thank you Christine, for being so honest. That is why we love you so much 🙂

I really feel like Venomous Villains and Surf Baby were the very last great collections MAC has put out. Which is an absolute shame. Wow. A new pink eyeshadow for Miss Piggy.. And that’s all. No cute packaging to go with it or anything for this ‘collection’. She would NOT be proud.

They need to stop releasing so many half-assed collections and instead do a few GOOD collections every year. Quality over quantity. It’s ridiculous that I can buy a $3 set of 3 Wet n Wild eyeshadows with waaaay better color payoff than this gem that costs 5 times that price…

Well it looks better on the lid than I thought it would, but it’s still quite unexciting. I wish they had done a pink pigment for Ms. Piggy instead of a shadow. Imagine a multi-purpose Miss Piggy piggie!

I agree with the person who said venomous villains was the last great collection from MAC. I am so disappointed with this. The color does look nice on you, but it’s not worth that much work, and no cute packaging. I will not buy this. 🙁

I grew up with the Muppets and was very excited to hear MAC was doing a collection…..until I saw the crap they are putting out. I too think this was very last minute. Gven the glamour that surrounds and is Miss Piggy, this collection should have been huge!! I definately won’t be buying it now and I will not recommend it to anyone.

This is a shame to the Frost line especially when they have superstars like Amber Lights. This looks nothing like a MAC Frost eyeshadow. It reminds me of Paradisco. So pretty in the pan but you gotta scrape it to get any colour.

Is it possible that you are receiving duds? I had to think nothing Mac has put out has been good lately *sigh*
I don’t know how you get your products early but this doesn’t make sense 🙁 MAC used to be the best. I was so happy when I got my procard and I’ve bought nothing except basics because reviews are so bad on their products.

The product is from MAC headquarters. It’s not like it fell off the back of a truck – all of my MAC products come from either their PR department, online website (maccosmetics.com), or their stores. I would never take the chance by buying fake MAC or anything like that with my readers! Additionally, ALL of the holiday products (Glitter & Ice, Ice Parade, Dazzlespheres) were purchased by me from physical stores. 🙂

I’m beginning to think that MAC just doesn’t have a clue. I own 4 MAC eyeshadows, and I don’t even really like those. They just happened to be my first foray into the more involved makeup scene. I consistently reach for other brands, and everytime I grab my MAC shadows just for the hell of it, I’m disappointed. I want to like MAC products because of the prestige that follows the name, but I just can’t bring myself to spend money on their products. I really LOVE that color pink, but screw having to work that hard.

If you could get the color to show up, I would be impressed. I don’t think it would be frosty enough, but you would need a stiff, firm brush to get enough powder to lift off the top of the eyeshadow to be able to apply it to bare skin to get color to show… and you’d have to be very, very pale.

I think this was done last minute to satisfy those that weren’t able to get The Balm’s Muppets palette. I grew up on the Muppets and I wanted one but there weren’t enought made, only 2000. I believe Mac should have been give the task of creating a well thought out Muppets collection: lipstick, lipgloss, eye palettes,pigments etc. Instead we’re getting one measly, low quality eyeshadow.

That palette is coming back under a different name though, and OPI has a Muppets collection… And this doesn’t even have special packaging or something like that, so y’know… I’d rather go for the polishes, unless you adore Miss Piggy more than anything in the world.

I hate pinks on my yellow/golden skin but I was considering this just for kicks and the fact that I loved Miss Piggy as a child (my sis and I were glued to the TV on Sat nights at 7PM back in the 80s).

Sometimes I wonder if MAC eeever actually LISTENS to these reviews! I mean, how many times do consumers have to complain about their products being underwhelming, disappointing, or not good quality. It’s just confusing to me. I mean, they send out product for a REASON – to get feedback! It feels like they just don’t listen!

Hopefully this will be what sends a message to MAC, since this is an online-only collection. I’m sure their online collections get most of their attention from reviews. I’ve seen swatches on 3 different blogs, and they’ve all been awful. Let’s just hope very, very few people buy this to teach MAC a lesson.

Well, this is too bad. I adore pinks like this, and was going to order this eyeshadow. Now I think I’m going to skip it. The look you did is absolutely gorgeous, but I really don’t like to work that hard. Surely I have something in my collection that will work. (Maybe Urban Decay’s ‘Hotpants’ mixed with ‘Woodstock’ would give me something similar.)

I don’t understand why three products constitute “a collection” :s two of which are permanent products. So odd! I’d have loved a lipstick and/or a blush. Total skip for me but the pink is really pretty in the combo you created 🙂 x

Hi Christine. Thank you for the honest review. This is so sad 🙁 Growing up with the Muppets I would have bought this eyeshadow even if it was mediocre, but since you gave it a D, I’ll pass too. Shame on you MAC. Seems like its internet sale only so you don’t give people a chance to see it in person, trusting that your loyal fans will buy anything you put out. Booo.

Even as a long-time Muppets fan, I can’t be bothered with this. I think you’ve completely hit the nail on the head when it comes to this- it smacks of something that was thrown together in a hurry, without much thought.

I am definitely going to get it because I’ve been dying to buy a pink eyeshadow, and I love Miss Piggy!! But it sucks that they chose to do such a small collection, MAC could’ve done an awesome collection with all the Muppets. A really nice green for Kirmet, or a nice blue for Gonzo….so many colors and characters to play with. I love MAC but they lost out on a great opportunity for possibly beautiful new colors/pigments.

It sucks the pigmentation blows because I thought “OH YAY COOL PINK REPLACEMENT!” but I guess not 🙁 I don’t wanna spend $25 (with shipping) just to get a poorly pigmented shadow even if I’ve been searching for a replacement for Cool Pink for eveeerrrrr

I’m crying right now, I was hoping that this would be a complete collection. Miss Piggy is my all time favorite Muppet ever since I was a kid so I know I would have gone all out on it. I want lipsticks, glosses, eyeshadows, the works. Come on MAC you know who Miss Piggy is??? She’s the ultimate DIVA and deserves better treatment. sniff sniff. It is going to take a lot for me to get over this.

This just came out in the UK and I’m tempted to buy it even though it rates badly as an eyeshadow, as I’m pale enough for it to possibly work as a blush, and it’s also a nice collectable item to have. I don’t know though… it’s £12 and that’s a lot to pay for an eyeshadow/blush I may only rarely use…I love the look you created with it by the way! (Although you probably had to layer it a lot to show up like that on the lid)

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